Asha is a sea-front, family-run boutique hotel located in Diani Beach, on the South Coast of Kenya near Mombasa, and offers guests an atmosphere of quality, comfort, tranquillity and privacy. Asha Cottage is built in Swahili-style on one acre of seafront and has a lovely open-air verandah that acts as a common entrance and sitting room.

The property has just five guest rooms tastefully decorated with a combination of African fabrics and artwork - Afghan rugs, European art, Swahili-style Lamu ceilings, terra cotta floor tiles and solid mvuli carpentry work. All rooms have king-sized beds with mosquito nets and their own spacious bathroom, air conditioning, ceiling fans, and mosquito netting on all windows.

At Asha Cottage they offer good food and good wine through a variety of Italian, Continental, Indian and Swahili dishes. The main restaurant, The Ledge, is located right on the sea front and where, wind permitting, lunch or dinner can be served under the palm trees with the ocean lapping up against the sea wall.

The beach is one of Asha’s main natural attractions with white sand and crystal clear water year round. The Ledge is Asha Cottage's beach front sand terrace where guests can have meals, drinks and cocktails, take sun, read or simply watch the waves and people as they stroll by.

They have a small local boat (ngalawa) with which guests can go snorkelling or simply meander on the reef (exposed at low tide only) which is about 1.5 kms from the high tide mark. Snorkelling equipment is available for rent or on sale in the Asha Boutique. Other water sports and deep-sea fishing are also easily available through neighbouring hotels and diving clubs (kitesurfing, diving, canoeing, etc).

Asha Cottage has a beautiful fresh-water swimming pool that is very close to the beach, but remains private and discreet. It is located in full view of all rooms and designed around 50 to 70-year old coconut palm trees.

They also have a separate, air conditioned Snooker Room (one of the few in Diani Beach) equipped with a half-size snooker table, a lovely card table for bridge and card games, chess or backgammon and a dart board. The Snooker Room has a lovely outside deck overlooking the ocean and is a lovely place to sit and enjoy the hours before or after dinner in a relaxed company. All drinks and cocktails are served from this bar which also services The Ledge.

Asha Cottage offers a range of beauty and relaxation treatments in its open air garden gazebo. Immersed in a lush flower filled garden the massage room has been designed to bring the natural outdoor elements inside, to make your experience truly relaxing and unique. The professional, trained and highly experienced masseuse provides an array of relaxing and soothing body massages.

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